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CVE-2017-4028

SB10193 - consumer and corporate products - Maliciously misconfigured registry vulnerability

MEDIUM
5
CVSS Score
Published: April 3, 2018 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:19 AM UTC
6 products affected across 1 vendorEndpoint SecurityVirusScan EnterpriseHost Intrusion Prevention· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
MEDIUM5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

Maliciously misconfigured registry vulnerability in all Microsoft Windows products in McAfee consumer and corporate products allows an administrator to inject arbitrary code into a debugged McAfee process via manipulation of registry parameters.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Endpoint Security· McAfee
95%
10.2 ≤ v < 10.2 DAT V3 DAT 2932.010.2
Affected range stops below 10.2 DAT V3 DAT 2932.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows (environment)
Host Intrusion Prevention· McAfee
95%
v ≤ 8.08.0 ≤ v < 8.0 Patch 9 Hotfix 11885908.08.0 patch_18.0 patch_28.0 patch_38.0 patch_48.0 patch_58.0 patch_68.0 patch_78.0 patch_88.0 patch_9
Affected range stops below 8.0 Patch 9 Hotfix 1188590, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows (environment)
VirusScan Enterprise· McAfee
95%
v ≤ 8.88.8 ≤ v < 8.8 Patch 8/9 Hotfix 11878848.88.8 patch_9
Affected range stops below 8.8 Patch 8/9 Hotfix 1187884, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows (environment)
Anti Virus Plus· McAfee
60%
170329 ≤ v < 29 Mar 2017170329
Affected range stops below 29 Mar 2017, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows (environment)
Internet Security· McAfee
60%
170329 ≤ v < 29 Mar 2017170329
Affected range stops below 29 Mar 2017, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows (environment)
Total Protection· McAfee
60%
170329 ≤ v < 29 Mar 2017170329
Affected range stops below 29 Mar 2017, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BID
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97958
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10193

CVSS

5MEDIUMtrellix
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-74

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